Adem Tepedelen
Video Premiere: Beyond the Styx – “Overload”
December 14, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Feel the frustration and anger in Beyond the Styx‘s hardcore ode to lockdown rage.
Full Album Stream: Mordom – ‘Cry Of The Dying World’
December 9, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
No sun shines on San Diego death/doom duo Mordom on their latest indictment of global corruption.
Full Album Stream: Satanico Pandemonium – “Espectrofilia”
December 7, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Mexico City marijuaneros Satanico Pandemonium take us on a dark trip into the spirit world on their latest release.
Full Album Stream: Nekromant – “Temple of Haal”
December 2, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Swedish power trio Nekromant unveil a rambunctious third album with nods to the trad metal greats—from Thin Lizzy to Maiden to Priest.
Track Premiere: Anatomy of Habit – “Your Pure Breath”
November 30, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Bang a gong, get it on with an epic track from Chicago’s doomy, atmospheric post-punk collective, Anatomy of Habit.
Track Premiere: Rebreather – “It Comes in Threes”
November 23, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Inhale the post metal sludge of Youngstown, Ohio trio Rebreather‘s new track, “It Comes in Threes.”
Interview: Sodom’s Tom Angelripper on the “M-16” 20-Year Anniversary Box Set
November 18, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
We shoot some questions at Tom Angelripper about Sodom‘s 20-year anniversary box set of the their Vietnam War-themed album, M-16.
Track Premiere: Jack Endino – “Shadow World”
November 16, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
The Godfather of Grunge, Jack Endino, offers up a new track from his Seattle-centric solo album.
Full EP Premiere: Takafumi Matsubara – “Poison”
November 11, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Listen to ex-Gridlink destroyer Takafumi Matsubara‘s new EP of unreleased Mortalized tracks featuring grindcore allies from around the globe.
Track Premiere: BLK OPS – “Host”
November 9, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Feast upon the new track, “Host,” from Texas noise grinders BLK OPS.
Interview: Blaine Cook (The Accüsed AD/Toe Tag) Serves Up a New Cocktail Book
November 4, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
We’re drinkin’ and thrashin’ with Accüsed AD vocalist Blaine Cook, who’s put together a new book, Cocktails and Mixed Drinks From the Wicker Bar.
Interview: Rob Halford Discusses the New Judas Priest 50th Anniversary Box Set
November 2, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
The Metal God, Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford, talks about putting together the band’s exhaustive new box set and what it means to be making metal for 50 years.
Video Premiere: Cave Bastard – “Anti-Vaxxtermination”
October 28, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
San Diego’s progressive extreme metal destroyers, Cave Bastard, take a club to vaccine skeptics in their new “Anti-Vaxxtermination” video.
Track Premiere: Genocide Pact – “Purged Flesh”
October 26, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
D.C. death dealers, Genocide Pact, churn out hateful psychedelia-infused sludge in “Purged Flesh” from their upcoming self-titled release.
Single Premiere: Unto Others – “I Believe In Halloween”
October 21, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Portland goth metal quartet Unto Others set the Halloween mood with a surprise new single.
Album Premiere: Worm – “Foreverglade”
October 19, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Doomed death dealers Worm emerge from Florida mire with rot-infested third album, Foreverglade, on 20 Buck Spin.
Track Premiere: Domkraft – “Night Prowler”
October 14, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Sweden’s Domkraft don’t beat around the bush with their slow-grinding version of AC/DC’s “Night Prowler.”
Warlock – Triumph and Agony
August 25, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
Warlock‘s 1987 session-musician rich swan song gets its Hall of Fame induction
Black Sabbath – Mob Rules
March 30, 2021 Adem Tepedelen
We bend (but don’t break) our Hall of Fame rules to induct the landmark Mob Rules LP from the Dio-fronted Black Sabbath.
Judas Priest – Painkiller
December 2, 2020 Adem Tepedelen
We celebrate the 30th anniversary of Judas Priest‘s Painkiller with the legendary Brits’ second Hall of Fame induction.
Book Review: ‘Rusted Metal: A Guide To Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Music In the Pacific Northwest (1970 – 1995)’
November 19, 2020 Adem Tepedelen
Everything you need to know about the history of Pacific Northwest Metal in one tidy 900-page book.
Municipal Waste – “The Art of Partying”
June 25, 2020 Adem Tepedelen
Richmond crossover kings Municipal Waste make thrash fun again with Hall of Fame inductee The Art of Partying.
Sacrilege – “Behind the Realms of Madness”
October 17, 2019 Adem Tepedelen
Yes, it’s only six songs long, but there’s absolutely no filler and the unrelenting quality of the material makes it a worthy inductee for the Decibel Hall of Fame.
The Complete “Brewtal Truth” Collection Now Available For Pre-Order
September 11, 2019 Adem Tepedelen
Decibel writer Adem Tepedelen is working on unleashing a collection of nearly 10 years of his “Brewtal Truth” columns.
Anthrax – “Fistful of Metal”
July 17, 2019 Adem Tepedelen
Anthrax‘s seminal debut album, Fistful of Metal is inducted into the Decibel Hall of Fame.
The Accüsed – “More Fun Than an Open Casket Funeral!”
March 29, 2019 Adem Tepedelen
The Accused enter the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Michael Schenker Group – “Assault Attack”
March 4, 2019 Adem Tepedelen
Michael Schenker Group‘s Assault Attack joins the Decibel Hall of Fame.
Testament – “The New Order”
September 24, 2018 Adem Tepedelen
Welcome Testament‘s The New Order to the Decibel Hall of Fame.
No Corporate Beer: Easy Evil
August 16, 2018 Adem Tepedelen
Alaska’s finest and funkiest brewery, Anchorage, pays tribute to Washington’s finest and funkiest stoner/doom trio, Mos Generator.
No Corporate Beer: 3-Way IPA
July 11, 2018 Adem Tepedelen
A narwhal, an elk and a goat walk into a bar. They order a round of 3-Way IPA pints, a collaboration from Holy Mountain, Fort George and Modern Times Brewing.